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#DFACC8

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DFACC8

#DFACC8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 67% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 8.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACDFC3 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green172
Blue200

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 13.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DFACC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFACC8.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFACC8.
10.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFACC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFACC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB6C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBDC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6ACB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFACC8?

#DFACC8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 67% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFACC8?

Use black text. Black on #DFACC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFACC8?

Its complementary colour is #ACDFC3, and analogous partners are #DCACDF and #DFACAF.